Myers (Thomas), remarks on education,
Mysterious Mother' of Horace Walpole,
character of, 122.
work, 178, 179-present state of Alexan- | Murders, remarks on the increase of, 112,
dria, 180-arrives at Cairo, 181--inter-
view with the Kiaya Bey, ib.-arrives at
Siout, 182-notice of the slave market
there, ib.-account of the island of Ele-
phantina, 183-antiquities at Deir, 184
-observations on the natives of Nubia,
185, 186-description of the ruins of
Carnac, 187-visit of Captain Light to
the mummy pits of the ancient Thebans,
118-striking resemblance between the
temples of India and those of Egypt,
188, 189.
Lincoln (Bishop of) vindicated from the
charges of Mr. Brougham, 519-522.
London, ravages of the plague in, 35, 36--
description of the fire in 1666, 37-40.
London (Bishop of), eulogium on, 563.
Lonsdale (Lord) vindicated from the at-
tacks of Mr. Brougham, 537-538.
Louis XIV. and his court, description of,
at Versailles, 465, 466-anecdotes of his
liberality, 473.
Louis XVIII, address of the Prince Regent
to, 468.
National Schools, probable expense of, for
the metropolis, 107-benefits resulting
from their general adoption, 108-proof
that they are schools for all, 110-the
society for establishing them vilified in
the Edinburgh Review, in the report of
the Education Committee, and by Mr.
Brougham, 502-504-proofs that the
children of Dissenters are not only not
excluded from them, but that they are
actually taught in these schools, 505,
506-scantiness of its means compared
with the benefits it has conferred, 508.
Newcastle (Duke of) anecdotes of, 126,
Newton (Sir Isaac) puny attempts to ex-
pose the errors of, 376-379.
Lower classes, cause of the moral deterio-Ney (Marshal), justly condemned, 149—
Macirone (Count), incorrectness of his
statements relative to the death of Ge-
neral Murat, 490-492.
Maina, a district of modern Greece, ac-
count of, 235-form of government, ib.
-character of the Mainiots, 236-their
religion, ib.—condition of their women,
Manuscripts (Greek), notice of, 238.
Memoirs, observations on the value of, 460,
461.
Mere (Lincolnshire), real state of the cha-
rity at, 518-520.
Mice, economical, of Iceland, notice of,
309, 310.
Milman (Rev. H. H.) Samor, or the Lord
of the Bright City, a poem, 328-plan of↑
the work, 331, 332-specimens of it,
with remarks, 332-345-observations
on its excellencies and defects, 345,346.
Ministers, conduct of, defended against the
insinuations of Mr. Brougham, 511.
Monasteries of Mount Athos, notice of,
238, 239.
Monk (Professor), vindication of the Uni-
versity of Cambridge, from the reflections
of Sir J. E. Smith, 434. See Smith.
Moore (James), History of Small Pox and
of Vaccination, 357-merit of his treatises,
375. See Small Pox, Vaccination.
Mummy Pits of ancient 1 hebes, 188.
Murat, (General) death of, shewn to have
been legal, 490-492.
152-remarks on his case, 479. 480.
Nicholl (S. W.) summary of the report and
evidence, relative to the Poor Laws, 79.
See Poor.
Nubia, observations on the character of the
inhabitants of, 185, 186-notice of Tra-
vels in. See Light-researches of M.
Belzoni, 425, 426.
Obsidian mountain of Iceland, 311.
Oak tree, various uses of, 48, 49.
O'Reilly (Bernard, Esq.) voyage to Green-
land and the adjacent seas, 208-identi-
ty of the author ascertained, 209-his
charge against the masters and mates of
Greenland ships, of falsifying their logs
and journals, refuted by fact, 209, 210
-non-existence of the Linnean Isles,
pretended to be discovered by him, 210
-curious contradiction exposed, 211—
specimen of his etymological skill, 212,
213-other curious blunders of this au-
thor, 213, 214.
pretensions, 375, 576-account of his
puny efforts to subvert the Newtonian St. Bees School, state of, according to Mr.
philosophy, 376–379.
Plague, ravages of, in London, 35, 36.
Pocklington School, state of, as represented
by Mr. Brougham, 528, 529-the real
facts of the case, 529, 530.
Poetical criticism, ancient and present state
of, 329. 331.
Pompey's Pillar, remarks on, 239, 240.
Poor, ancient character of, 80-the num-
ber of unnecessary public houses, a cause
of their increase, 82-84-other causes
of the increase of pauperism, 85, 86-
provision for educating them neglected
at the Reformation, 86-88-remedies
for correcting the existing evils of pau-
perism-moral and religious education,
92-101-the due administration of
good laws, 101-encouragement of the
industrious, 101, 102-the establishment
of Saving Banks, 103-observations on
their present condition, and on the means
and plans for promoting education among
them, 500-508.
Preaching, fanatical, during the rebellion,
specimen of, 23.
Prince Regent, noble address of, to Louis
XVIII. 468.
Prisons, remarks on the former and present
state of, 114, 115.
Provisions, price of, at Norfolk in Virginia,
56.
Public houses, increase of, a cause of the
increase of pauperism, 82-were the
common abodes of labourers in the time
of James I., 83-number of, now, a
nuisance, 84-reduction of their number
necessary, 101.
Publications (New) Lists of, 282-570.
Pyramid of Cephrenes, opened by Mr. Bel-
zoni, 196--plan of it, 197-description
of its interior, 198-202-notice of the
bones discovered in it, 280, 281-re-
marks on the design of the pyramids,
202, 203—the Well in the great pyramid
of Ghiza explored by Mr. Davison, 392,
393-and by Mr. Caviglia, 396, 397—
description of the second chamber, 394
-successful researches of Mr. Caviglia,
in this pyramid, 399,400.
Reformation in England, imperfections of,
86-89.
Richmond (Virginia) notice of, 57.
Roman Catholic Priests, opposition of, to
the education of the poor, 109, 110.
Russia, population of, 164-smallness of
her revenue, 165-examination and re-
futation of the supposed danger of Eu-
rope from invasion by this power, 166—
Brougham, 535, 536-real state of the
case, 536-538.
Salt (Mr.) observations of, on the sculpture
paintings of the ancient Egyptians, 404,
405.
Saving Banks, advantages of, illustrated,-
103, 104.
Sayes Court, improvements of, by Evelyn,
17, 18-its subsequent fate, 45, 46.
Scolding, night school for, in St. Giles's,
111, note.
Scott (Sir William), letter to, in answer to
Mr. Brougham, 492-character of it.
Selwyn (George), anecdotes of, 125.
Septuagint Greek version of the Old Testa-
ment, when executed, 260-remarks on
its value, 261.
Settlers in America, inconveniences of, 62,
63, 69.
Sévigné (Madame), interesting letter of,
465, 466.
Skedera Yokul, an Icelandic volcano, erup-
tion of, described, 313, 314.
Slave-market at Siout, notice of, 182.
Slavery, state of, in Virginia, 56, 57.
Small-pox, antiquity of, 358-existed in
China, from a very remote period, 359
-whence it spread over Egypt, Syria
and Persia, 361-introduced into Spain
and France by the Saracens, 362-and
carried to America by the Spaniards, ib.
-inoculation for it, first practised in
China, 363-progress of it through Eu-
rope, 364, 365-particularly in England,
365, 366-account of the treatment
adopted by the inoculator Sutton, 366,
367-examination of the evidence for
and against vaccination, as a preventive
of small-pox, 370-374-cases of small-
pox after vaccination, 373.
Smallpox Hospital, table of the number of
patients admitted into, 373.
Smith (Sir James Edward), considerations
of, respecting Cambridge and its Botani-
cal Professorship, 434-circumstances
under which he obtained permission to
give botanical lectures at Cambridge,
435, 436-character of his publication,
436-refutation of his assertion of the
paramount authority of the, science of
botany, 437, 438-strictures on his clas-
sical illustrations, 439-his observation
refuted, relative to the admission of en-
tire strangers to Cambridge being per-
mitted to lecture there, 440-his ineligi-
bility, 441, 442-importance of a bota-
nical professor's religious creed being
orthodox, 445, 446.
Sphinx (Egyptian), clearance of, from sur-
rounding rubbish, 410-copies and trans- | Walpole (Robert), Memoirs on European
lations of various inscriptions on it, 411
-415-plan of the ground covered by
it, 416-remarks on this colossal piece
of sculpture, 417.
Spital (Lincolnshire) charity, state of, ac-
cording to Mr. Brougham, 519—its real
state, 521, 522.
Steam-boat, American, described, 57-
proof that Mr. Fulton was not the in-
ventor of steam-boats, 352-355.
Surturbrand, or rock-wood of Iceland, ac.[
count of, 317, 318.
Taverns, American, described, 56–60.
Temples of India and Egypt, striking re.
semblance between, 188, 189.
Thebes, visit to the mummy pits of, 188.
Theobalds, ancient and present state of, 18.
Thorlakson, a Danish Poet, anecdote of,
Timber-trees, observations on the various
uses and culture of, 48-52.
Torpedo invented by Fulton, notice of, 348,
349.
Trinity College (Cambridge), curious in-
terpretation of the statutes of, 541.
Tuileries, state of, in the seventeenth cen-
tury, 5.
Vaccination first discovered by Dr. Jenner,
369-statements of the evidence for, and
against, its power, as a preventive of
small-pox, 370-374.
Venice, former greatness of, poetically de-
scribed, 221, 222-observations on the
former government of that state, 225.
Virginia, prices of provisions in, 56—
description of a Virginian tavern, ib.—
account of the town of Richmond, in that
state, 57.
Walnut-tree, uses of, 49. 60.
Walpole (Hon. Horace), Letters of, to Mr.
Montague, 118-character of the writer,
118,119-his vanity, 120, 121-remarks
on his Mysterious Mother,' and 'Castle
of Otranto,' 122-on his Reminiscences'
of the Reigns of George í. and II., 123,
-character of his Letters,' 124-anec-
dotes of Lord Balmerino, and Lady
Townshend, 125-description of the fu-
neral of George II., 126-anecdote of
his present Majesty, 127-of Henry
Fielding, 127, 128-confession of an old
worldling, 129-anecdote of fashionable
life, 129, 130.
and Asiatic Turkey, 231-contents of the
work, 232-account of the district of
Maina, and its inhabitants, 235-237-
of the libraries at Constantinople, 237,
238-monastery at Mount Athos, 239—
notice of Pompey's Pillar, ib.-ancient
inscription explained, 240-proof that
the Greeks painted their statues, 240,
241-on the gold and silver coinage of
Attica, 242, 243-antiquities discovered
at Amyclæ, explained, 244-translation
of an ancient inscription, 245-strictures
on the execution of the volume, 245, 246.
Washington (City), notice of, 61.
Well in the Great Pyramid of Ghiza, de-
scent of Mr. Davison into, 392, 393-
successfully explored by M. Caviglia,
396, 397.
Willow-tree, uses of, 51.
Wilson (Sir Robert), Sketch of the Mili-
tary and Political Power of Russia, 131
-his assertions relative to the campaign
of 1812 corrected, 138-causes of Buo-
naparte's overthrow, 139-Sir R. Wilson's
account of his conduct in 1814, 142-
his statement respecting the battle of
Waterloo, 146-148-the fitness of Mar-
shal Ney's condemnation proved, 149—
152-479, 480-the conduct of the
allies towards Norway, Saxony, and cer-
tain parts of Italy, vindicated, 153–158
-and towards France, 158-162-exa-
mination of his assertions relative to the
danger of Europe from the power and
ambition of Russia, 164-177.
Letter to his consti-
tuents, 478-examination of his state-
ment of his services in Portugal and
Spain, 480-485-account of the action
at Banos, 487–490.
Winchester College, disrespectful treatment
of, by Mr. Brougham, 539, 540, notes.
Woman, or Pour et Contre, a tale, 321—
object of the author, 322-sketch of the
tale, 323-325-specimens of its absur-
dities, 326, 327-advice to the author,
328.
Women, advantage of giving them the en-
Wood (Rev. Dr.), extraordinary examina-
tire disposal of their earnings, 101, 102.
tion of, by the Education Committee,
with remarks, 531-535.
Yeovil charities, misrepresented by Mr.
Brougham, 523.
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